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Nasal spray may reduce severity of sleep apnoea

Australian researchers have discovered that a bedtime nasal spray has the potential to reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea...

Middle-age obesity may be caused by changes in the shapes of neurons in the brain, impacting the role of MC4Rs

Middle-age obesity is caused by age-related changes in the shape of neurons in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that controls...

Metabolic surgery results in cardiometabolic improvements in people with severe obesity

Patients who underwent metabolic surgery had significant improvements in cardiometabolic health, according to researchers from Vanderbilt...

Innovative program connects bariatric surgery and kidney transplant access for patients who have obesity and end-stage renal disease

A collaborative study between bariatric and transplant teams has created a viable pathway for patients with obesity who also have...

Journal Watch 13/3/2024

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...

Fractyl’s Rejuva platform demonstrates potent and durable effects of a single dose of a human GLP-1 pancreatic gene therapy transgene vs semaglutide for diabetes and obesity

Fractyl Health has revealed promising new preclinical findings for the first clinical candidate in its Rejuva pancreatic gene therapy...

FDA approves Wegovy for CVD risk reduction in people with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease

The FDA has approved a label expansion for Wegovy based on a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the indication of reducing...

GLP-1 RA linked to increased residual gastric content before anaesthesia

Safety concerns for patients undergoing anaesthesia who use glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have been revealed in a...

SASI bypass and OAGB more effective than SG in the treatment of metabolic syndrome

A retrospective analysis of sleeve gastrectomy (SG), one-anastomotic gastric bypass (OAGB) and single anastomosis sleeve ileal (SASI)...

Waist-to-height ratio significantly betters detection of obesity in children and adolescents

An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study...

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Preoperative antihypertensive drugs and visceral fat area can predict hypertension remission and recurrence post-LSG

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Muscle-preserving weight loss drug ASC47 plus semaglutide is superior to semaglutide monotherapy for weight loss

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Racial and ethnic groups face barriers to obtaining OMMs

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